1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to insurance; requiring coverage for certain injuries and illnesses to 
1.3 	dependent children occurring at family child care centers;proposing coding for 
1.4 	new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62A.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [62A.0475] COVERAGE FOR CHILDREN AT FAMILY CHILD CARE 
1.7 	CENTERS.
1.8 	(a) A health plan must provide coverage for injury or illness to a dependent child that 
1.9 	occurs at or on the property of a family child care center, provided the injury or illness is 
1.10 	not the result of the family child care provider's negligence or abuse.
1.11 	(b) For purposes of this section, "family child care center" means a family day care or 
1.12 	a group family day care, as defined under Minnesota Rules, part 9502.0315. Family child 
1.13 	care center does not include (1) care provided by an individual who is related, as defined 
1.14 	in Minnesota Rules, part 9502.0315, to the person being cared for, or (2) care provided by 
1.15 	an unrelated individual to persons from a single family of persons related to each other.

1.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2021, and applies to health 
1.17 	plans issued, sold, or renewed on or after that date.